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1981 American television series debuts
Hill Street Blues
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
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Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick is a 1981-82 American Western television series starring James Garner in the role that made him famous in the 1957 series Maverick: a professional poker player traveling alone year after...
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The Greatest American Hero
The chronicles of teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately lo...
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The Smurfs
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest....
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The Manions of America
Epic mini-series chronicling the lives of two 19th-century families -- one Irish, the other English -- and the American family dynasties they began.
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The Fall Guy
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man is an American animated TV series based on the popular Marvel Comics character of the same name.
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Dynasty
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pamp...
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Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series r...
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Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
The last of Robert Blake's three "Joe Dancer movies" finds the private investigator framed for manslaughter as he tries to uncover a Hollywood scandal that could ruin a studio and destroy a top star's...
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